Charlie Trafford
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 May 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Korona Kielce | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Calgary Foothills FC | |||
| Whitecaps Residency | |||
| York Lions | |||
| De Graafschap | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2013–2014 | IFK Mariehamn | 7 | (2) |
| 2014 | TPS | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | KuPS | 49 | (8) |
| 2015– | Korona Kielce | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015– | Canada | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:12, 15 February 2016 (UTC). | |||
Charlie Trafford (born 24 May 1992) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Polish club Korona Kielce.
Career
Club
Born in Calgary, Trafford spent time playing local youth soccer before joining the Whitecaps Residency.[2] He later played college soccer with York University, and also spent time with Dutch club De Graafschap.[2]
Trafford began his senior professional career in Finland, playing with IFK Mariehamn, TPS and KuPS.[1] While with KuPS, Trafford won their 2014 Player of the Year and Goal of the Year awards.[3]
Trafford signed with Ekstraklasa club Korona Kielce on November 24, 2015.[4][5] He made his debut against Pogoń Szczecin on February 15, 2016.
International
Trafford received his first call up to the Canadian national team on October 6, 2015 as a replacement for Kyle Bekker, who withdrew from the squad due to injury.[6] He would earn his first cap seven days later on October 13, starting in central midfield against Ghana.[7]
Personal life
His cousin Mason Trafford is also a professional soccer player, currently with Miami FC. Both have played for IFK Mariehamn and Mason arranged for Charlie to sign for the club.[2]
References
- 1 2 Charlie Trafford profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- 1 2 3 Steve Bottjer (24 November 2013). "Red Nation Interview Series: Charlie Trafford". Red Nation Online. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ Steve Bottjer (1 December 2014). "Trafford aiming to build on breakthrough year". Red Nation Online. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Reprezentant Kanady w Koronie!". November 24, 2015.
- ↑ Molinaro, John (November 24, 2015). "Canadian midfielder Trafford joins Polish club".
- ↑ "Canada loses 2 to injury ahead of Ghana friendly". October 6, 2015.
- ↑ "Canada MNT deliver impressive performance in Ghana draw". October 13, 2015.
External links
- Charlie Trafford at 90minut.pl (Polish)